Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s private wedding ceremony has remained mostly shrouded in secrecy since it took place in July, but as a few details have emerged, one revelation by Lopez has said that Affleck used a line from one of his worst received movies during their wedding. Of the many movies that Affleck has starred in and directed, the line that was used comes from Live by Night, which was not a commercial success and didn’t do well with critics, but, according to the singer and actress, contained one of her favorite lines that was just perfect for the moment.

Live by Night was based on the Dennis Lehane novel and released in 2016, but despite having a strong cast, including Zoe Saldana, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson, and Affleck himself, the film failed to strike a chord with critics or audiences and languished with a 34% Rotten Tomatoes score and pulling in just $22.7 million, less than a third of its reported budget. However, there was clearly something about the movie that was worth it, as in her newsletter, Lopez revealed that Affleck quoted the line, “This is heaven. Right here. We’re in it now,” on the eve of their wedding. The singer commented that the line is “one of my favorite lines that Ben wrote from a movie he directed. He also said on the night of our wedding reception in his speech, and I thought…how perfect.”

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While there are plenty of ups and downs to be seen in Hollywood, the story of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez is one that seems to have worked itself out in the end with an almost fairytale flair. The pair originally met on the set of Gigli back in 2001 and dated for two years before going their separate ways.

In the meantime, Affleck married Jennifer Garner in 2005, and although the pair separated in 2015, their divorce became final in 2018, Affleck described the divorce as “the biggest regret of my life” in 2020. Twenty years after first dating, Affleck and Lopez reconnected in 2021, and after announcing their engagement in April this year, the pair tied the knot in a ceremony in Las Vegas in July.

Ben Affleck is currently gearing up to make what may or may not be his final appearances as Batman in a number of upcoming DCEU movies. Having already been revealed to be part of The Flash, a role that was rumored to see his version of Batman being killed off and replaced with Michael Keaton’s Dark Knight, recently, Jason Momoa seemed to let the cat out of the bag that Affleck will also be making an appearance in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. With Warner Bros. Discovery having mostly torn up the DCEU rulebook with a wave of changes and cancelations, there is no telling how much of this still stands, but the many fans of Affleck’s iteration of Gotham’s protector have a lot to look forward to next year.